Seniors hurlers get League underway against Kilkenny

Dublin's senior hurlers get their Allianz HL Division 1B underway this Saturday when they host Kilkenny in Parnell Park (3.30).

Mattie Kenny's men have five games in total with games following against Laois (away), Antrim (home), Clare (home) and concluding against Wexford (away) on Saturday, June 12.

Divisions 1 and 2 of the Hurling League will run from this coming weekend until the weekend of June 12/13. Division 3 of the Hurling League will run from the weekend of May 15/16 to the weekend of June 19/20.

There will be no Division 1 NHL quarter-finals, semi-finals, or final played this season. There will either be joint winners for 2021, however, if the teams that win Division 1A and Division 1B meet in the Championship, this will double as a League Final.

The Division 1 Hurling League relegation play-off will be played as curtain-raiser to a SHC semi-final in August.

In last year's League Dublin finished fourth in Division 1 B after the following sequence of results:

Round 1: Kilkenny 3-21, Dublin 0-18, January 26, Nowlan Park

Round 2: Dublin 4-18, Laois 2-17, February 2, Parnell Park

Round 3: Carlow 0-9, Dublin 0-20, February 15, Netwatch Cullen Park

Round 4: Dublin 0-18, Wexford 2-14, February 22, Croke Park

Round 5: Clare 0-27, Dublin 1-15, March 1, Cusack Park, Ennis

Dublin faced Saturday's opponents in both League and Championship action last year - with the Cats emerging victorious on both occasions.

In the League encounter in late January in Nowlan Park two first half goals ensured Dublin were chasing the game as Kilkenny emerged convincing 3-21 to 0-18 victors.

The Championship duel, played in Croke Park late last October, was a far more colourful duel when Dublin went close to staging a remarkable winning comeback in the Leinster SHC semi-final.

After trailing by 16 early points early in the second half Mattie Kenny's men made a great comeback in the concluding quarter - getting level with Daire Gray's point in the 71st minute.

However, the Cats steadied themselves with points from Alan Murphy and Huw Lawlor to edge two points in front before Dublin's Donal Burke finished the scoring.

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2021 HL DIVISION 1B: Dublin's schedule

Round 1

Saturday, May 8

Parnell Park: Dublin v Kilkenny, 3.30, eir Sport

Round 2

Saturday, May 15

MW Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise: Laois v Dublin, 5.0

Round 3

Saturday, May 22

Parnell Park: Dublin v Antrim, 5.0

Round 4

Saturday, June 5

Parnell Park: Dublin v Clare, 5.15

Round 5

Saturday, June 12

Chadwick's Wexford Park: Wexford v Dublin, 3.0

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TG4/eir Sport/RTE: Live TV League Schedule

Saturday, May 8

Allianz Hurling League, Division 1A

Westmeath v Galway, 2pm, live on TG4

Limerick v Tipperary, 5.30pm, live on eir Sport/RTE

Allianz Hurling League, Division 1B

Dublin v Kilkenny, 3.30pm, live on eir Sport

Sunday, May 9

Hurling League, Division 1B

Wexford v Laois, 1.45pm, live on TG4

Hurling League, Division 1A

Cork v Waterford, 3.45pm, live on TG4

Hurling League, Division 1B

Antrim v Clare, 2pm, live on TG4 Player App and deferred on TG4

Saturday, May 15

Football League Division 1 North

Tyrone v Donegal, 5pm, live on TG4

Football League Division 1 South

Kerry v Galway, 3pm, live on eir Sport

Football League Division 2 South

Cork v Kildare, 3.30pm live on eir Sport

Hurling League Division 1A

Tipperary v Cork, 7.30pm, live on eir Sport/RTE

Sunday, May 16

Football League Division 1 South

Roscommon v Dublin, 1.45pm, live on TG4

Hurling League, Division 1A

Galway v Limerick, 3.45pm, live on TG4

Football League Division 1 North

Monaghan v Armagh, 2pm, live on TG4 Player App and deferred on TG4

Saturday, May 22

Hurling League, Division 1A

Tipperary v Galway, 1.30pm, live on TG4

Football League Division 1 North

Donegal v Monaghan, 5pm, live on eir Sport/RTE

Armagh v Tyrone, 7pm, live on eir Sport

Football League Division 2 North

Westmeath v Mayo, 3pm, live on eir Sport

Sunday, May 23

Football League Division 1 South

Dublin v Kerry, 1.45pm, live on TG4

Hurling League, Division 1A

Waterford v Limerick, 3.45pm, live on TG4

Hurling League, Division 1B

Kilkenny v Wexford, 2pm, live on TG4 Player App and deferred on TG4

Saturday, May 29

Football League Division 3 North

Match TBC, 3pm, live on TG4

Football League, Division 1 North

Armagh v Donegal, 7.3opm, live on eir Sport

Sunday, May 30

Football League Division 2

Match TBC, 1.45pm, live on TG4

Football League Division 1 South

Match TBC, 3.45pm, live on TG4

Match TBC, 3.45pm, live on TG4 Player App and deferred on TG4

Saturday, June 5

Hurling League, Division 1A

Limerick v Cork, 7.15pm live on eir Sport

Hurling League, Division 1B

Dublin v Clare, 5.15pm, live on eir Sport

Hurling League, Division 1B

Antrim v Wexford, 3pm, live on TG4

Sunday, June 6

Hurling League, Division 1B

Kilkenny v Laois, 1.45pm, live on TG4

Hurling League, Division 1A

Galway v Waterford, 3.45pm, live on TG4

Westmeath v Tipperary, 2pm, live on TG4 Player App and deferred on TG4

Saturday, June 12

Football League Division 1/2 semi-finals

Match TBC, live on TG4

Match TBC, live on TG4

Sunday, June 13

Hurling League, Division 1A

Match TBC, 1.45pm, live on TG4

Football League Division 1/2 semi-finals

Match TBC, 2.45pm, live on TG4

Hurling League, Division 1A

Match TBC, 1.45pm, live on TG4 Player App and deferred on TG4